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Photo by Steve Jessmore MLive. By Jessica Shepherd MLive. The shoe tree is a much-discussed and misunderstood symbol. With many scattered throughout the state, no one can agree on what they really mean. Some say its a sinister symbol while others say a shoe tree is used as a type of makeshift memorial. Do you have a photo of a local shoe tree or a theory about the meaning behind them? Share your pictures and thoughts in the comments. Michigan's most famous shoe tree. Located on US north of Kalkaska, this shoe tree holds an impressive amount of footwear. Plenty of visitors check into the shoe tree on Facebook and discussions often turn to the possible story behind the tree. It's said the tree has been groomed over the years but never significantly disturbed. According to internet reports, another shoe tree has popped up down the road from this tree. As far as the tree's story, some say seniors from local high schools throw a pair of shoes into the tree once they graduate. A 'cursed' tree?

More Michigan oddities. New shoes are added all the time, shoe tree kalkaska, sometimes you'll even spot a pair of waders or some ice skates up there seems dangerous to just fling ice skates into the air

Sure, some of them look creepy, but are shoes tossed in the branches of a tree paranormal? No way. I was heading up north with a co-worker for a dreaded week-long public library workshop in Petoskey way back in when I spotted my first shoe tree. I was genuinely startled by it as we zipped past the monstrosity to the left of us on US north. I turned around in my seat and watched the tree shrink away as we drove on. There are a few story variations floating around, but my favorite and most talked about one says that back in the day around Walled Lake, the early s , a sick and cruel man began murdering kids. After he disposed of the bodies, he threw their tiny shoes up into the branches of a tree.

Photo by Steve Jessmore MLive. By Jessica Shepherd MLive. The shoe tree is a much-discussed and misunderstood symbol. With many scattered throughout the state, no one can agree on what they really mean. Some say its a sinister symbol while others say a shoe tree is used as a type of makeshift memorial. Do you have a photo of a local shoe tree or a theory about the meaning behind them?

Shoe tree kalkaska

A couple of weeks ago, I had to make the drive to Petoskey for a family medical situation. While I've been to Petoskey before, I was always going there from the north, so I had never had the opportunity to drive through the small towns you encounter on heading north from Grand Rapids. Towns like Kalkaska, Alba, and Mancelona have their own, unique charm, but near Kalkaska I noticed something super weird - a giant tree full of shoes. I had never heard of the "Kalkaska Shoe Tree" before, but I guess it's been a thing for a while.

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Petoskey — Cemetery Road. I had never heard of the "Kalkaska Shoe Tree" before, but I guess it's been a thing for a while. Check Out. After we saw the shoe tree in Kalkaska my dad asked me if I had been to the one in Belding. Is there another shoe tree in Michigan we didn't include here? The season of leaves turning beautiful colors Posted by Jason Paige on Saturday, August 16, It is said that the shoes represent the lost souls of those who travel and of lost children. The shoe tree started as a sort of tribute to this boy who was sad that shoes couldn't just grow on trees. There was one article that said that the shoe tree of Kalkaska was a representation for the children who were killed in the Child Killing of Oakland Counties. In those cases, none of the children were from Walled Lake, and the bodies were found in Livonia, Franklin Village, Troy, and Southfield.

This story was fun The main shoe tree is in Kalkaska, MI. It started in roughly

Photo by Octavian Cantilli MLive. Shoe tree in Drummond island. The following pages on the English Wikipedia use this file pages on other projects are not listed :. Located on US north of Kalkaska, this shoe tree holds an impressive amount of footwear. Additionally, some shoe trees are on private property where visitors might be considered trespassers. But the field was on the south side of Thirteen Mile Rd. Beaver Island — Southern side of the island. Traverse City — Potter Road. Share your memories. The shoe tree started as a sort of tribute to this boy who was sad that shoes couldn't just grow on trees. A subdivision now stands on this land. If the door was open he was looking for someone to kill. Basically a young boy who worked during the depression lost his feet due to working long hours outside.